Stanley Adams

Stanley Adams

Acting
Born 1915-04-07 - Died 1977-04-27New York City, New York, USA

Biography

Stocky character actor Stanley Adams had a relatively minor career in motion pictures, with the possible exception of his baby-faced millionaire Rusty Trawler of Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961) fame. Otherwise, he played innumerable minor ethnic villains, bartenders and avuncular, fast-talking characters, known in the credits only by their first names. In other words, most of his roles were rather small. On television, conversely, he proved himself quite a scene-stealer, particularly in the 1960's and early 70's, when his face appeared on just about every major show. He was at his best as pool hustler Sure-shot Wilson in an episode of The Odd Couple (1970), Rollo, a quirky time-traveling scientist on Twilight Zone (1959), and - famously - as 'asteroid detecting', tribble dealing galactic entrepreneur Cyrano Jones on Star Trek (1966). Alas, he was also a space carrot named Tybo on Lost in Space (1965).... His suicide in April 1977 has been attributed to severe depression as a result of a back injury, sustained earlier in the decade. Apart from the obvious pain, it would almost certainly have limited his employment opportunities. Date of Death 27 April 1977, Santa Monica, California  (suicide)

Movies (63)

North by Northwest
8.0

North by Northwest

1959Movie8.0
Breakfast at Tiffany's
7.6

Breakfast at Tiffany's

1961Movie7.6
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex *But Were Afraid to Ask
6.5

Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex *But Were Afraid to Ask

1972Movie6.5
Requiem for a Heavyweight
7.2

Requiem for a Heavyweight

1962Movie7.2
The Killer Is Loose
6.7

The Killer Is Loose

1956Movie6.7
The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat
5.1

The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat

1974Movie5.1
Saddle the Wind
6.7

Saddle the Wind

1958Movie6.7
Lilies of the Field
7.2

Lilies of the Field

1963Movie7.2
The Rat Race
6.8

The Rat Race

1960Movie6.8
The Night Stalker
6.9

The Night Stalker

1972Movie6.9
The Wizard of Baghdad
7.0

The Wizard of Baghdad

1961Movie7.0
The Errand Boy
6.2

The Errand Boy

1961Movie6.2
The Gazebo
6.9

The Gazebo

1959Movie6.9
Somebody Up There Likes Me
7.2

Somebody Up There Likes Me

1956Movie7.2
Valerie
4.6

Valerie

1957Movie4.6
North to Alaska
6.5

North to Alaska

1960Movie6.5
Nevada Smith
6.7

Nevada Smith

1966Movie6.7
Ship of Fools
6.6

Ship of Fools

1965Movie6.6
Another Nice Mess
4.0

Another Nice Mess

1972Movie4.0
The Seven Minutes
5.8

The Seven Minutes

1971Movie5.8
Fate Is the Hunter
6.5

Fate Is the Hunter

1964Movie6.5
Banyon
9.0

Banyon

1971Movie9.0
Hell on Frisco Bay
5.3

Hell on Frisco Bay

1955Movie5.3
Critic's Choice
5.6

Critic's Choice

1963Movie5.6
Act of Vengeance
5.6

Act of Vengeance

1974Movie5.6
Double Trouble
5.0

Double Trouble

1967Movie5.0
The Bold and the Brave
6.2

The Bold and the Brave

1956Movie6.2
13 West Street
6.1

13 West Street

1962Movie6.1
The Grasshopper
5.1

The Grasshopper

1970Movie5.1
A House Is Not a Home
4.9

A House Is Not a Home

1964Movie4.9
The Outsider
6.5

The Outsider

1961Movie6.5
One Foot in Hell
5.3

One Foot in Hell

1960Movie5.3
Looking for Love
5.8

Looking for Love

1964Movie5.8
Love Hate Love
5.9

Love Hate Love

1971Movie5.9
Trooper Hook
6.7

Trooper Hook

1957Movie6.7
Every Man Needs One
4.0

Every Man Needs One

1972Movie4.0
Black Patch
5.9

Black Patch

1957Movie5.9
Thunder Alley
5.3

Thunder Alley

1967Movie5.3
Operation Moonshot

Operation Moonshot

1963Movie
Inside Detroit
6.5

Inside Detroit

1955Movie6.5
Pirates of Tortuga
6.4

Pirates of Tortuga

1961Movie6.4
Hell Ship Mutiny
5.5

Hell Ship Mutiny

1957Movie5.5
Wild and Wonderful
7.0

Wild and Wonderful

1964Movie7.0
Move
5.5

Move

1970Movie5.5
Dixie Dynamite
5.2

Dixie Dynamite

1976Movie5.2
Death of a Salesman
6.4

Death of a Salesman

1966Movie6.4
The Norliss Tapes
6.2

The Norliss Tapes

1973Movie6.2
When the Boys Meet the Girls
4.8

When the Boys Meet the Girls

1965Movie4.8
The Clones
4.6

The Clones

1973Movie4.6
The Atomic Kid
5.0

The Atomic Kid

1954Movie5.0
Hell Bound
5.8

Hell Bound

1957Movie5.8
Cop on the Beat
4.7

Cop on the Beat

1975Movie4.7
Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault
5.8

Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault

2016Movie5.8
Calling Homicide
6.1

Calling Homicide

1956Movie6.1
The Pied Piper of Hamelin
5.6

The Pied Piper of Hamelin

1957Movie5.6
High School Big Shot
3.5

High School Big Shot

1959Movie3.5
I Married a Woman
6.4

I Married a Woman

1958Movie6.4
Pistols 'n' Petticoats

Pistols 'n' Petticoats

1967Movie
Requiem for a Heavyweight
8.0

Requiem for a Heavyweight

1956Movie8.0
Hell's Horizon
5.7

Hell's Horizon

1955Movie5.7
Machismo: 40 Graves for 40 Guns
6.7

Machismo: 40 Graves for 40 Guns

1971Movie6.7
The Alphabet Conspiracy
7.1

The Alphabet Conspiracy

1959Movie7.1
Woman in the Rain
8.0

Woman in the Rain

1976Movie8.0

TV Shows (85)

Perry Mason
7.7

Perry Mason

1957Series7.7
Star Trek
8.0

Star Trek

1966Series8.0
The Andy Griffith Show
7.6

The Andy Griffith Show

1960Series7.6
The Donna Reed Show
6.5

The Donna Reed Show

1958Series6.5
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
7.9

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

1993Series7.9
The Rifleman
7.1

The Rifleman

1958Series7.1
Wagon Train
6.6

Wagon Train

1957Series6.6
Love, American Style
6.2

Love, American Style

1969Series6.2
The Twilight Zone
8.5

The Twilight Zone

1959Series8.5
The Lucy Show
7.0

The Lucy Show

1962Series7.0
Maverick
7.0

Maverick

1957Series7.0
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
5.9

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

1963Series5.9
Adam-12
7.1

Adam-12

1968Series7.1
Dr. Kildare
5.7

Dr. Kildare

1961Series5.7
Mannix
6.8

Mannix

1967Series6.8
Have Gun, Will Travel
7.3

Have Gun, Will Travel

1957Series7.3
Peter Gunn
6.6

Peter Gunn

1958Series6.6
Batman
7.3

Batman

1966Series7.3
Matinee Theater
5.3

Matinee Theater

1955Series5.3
Emergency!
8.0

Emergency!

1972Series8.0
The Red Skelton Show
7.4

The Red Skelton Show

1951Series7.4
Rawhide
7.2

Rawhide

1959Series7.2
The Addams Family
8.0

The Addams Family

1964Series8.0
Petticoat Junction
5.9

Petticoat Junction

1963Series5.9
Gunsmoke
6.7

Gunsmoke

1955Series6.7
Lost in Space
7.3

Lost in Space

1965Series7.3
Burke's Law
6.3

Burke's Law

1963Series6.3
Thriller
6.7

Thriller

1960Series6.7
The Odd Couple
7.8

The Odd Couple

1970Series7.8
The Name of the Game
7.0

The Name of the Game

1968Series7.0
Ben Casey
5.9

Ben Casey

1961Series5.9
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
7.1

Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.

1964Series7.1
Medical Center
6.4

Medical Center

1969Series6.4
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
6.3

The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis

1959Series6.3
The Ed Sullivan Show
6.8

The Ed Sullivan Show

1948Series6.8
Dennis the Menace
6.6

Dennis the Menace

1959Series6.6
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
7.8

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1955Series7.8
McHale's Navy
6.7

McHale's Navy

1962Series6.7
Gilligan's Island
7.4

Gilligan's Island

1964Series7.4
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
7.7

Kolchak: The Night Stalker

1974Series7.7
Kraft Suspense Theatre
6.5

Kraft Suspense Theatre

1963Series6.5
The Detectives
6.7

The Detectives

1959Series6.7
Playhouse 90
7.5

Playhouse 90

1956Series7.5
December Bride
6.3

December Bride

1954Series6.3
Checkmate
4.8

Checkmate

1960Series4.8
Honey West
7.2

Honey West

1965Series7.2
The Mod Squad
6.1

The Mod Squad

1968Series6.1
Lancer
5.6

Lancer

1968Series5.6
Laredo
6.4

Laredo

1965Series6.4
M Squad
5.4

M Squad

1957Series5.4
Mr. Lucky
6.7

Mr. Lucky

1959Series6.7
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
6.8

The DuPont Show with June Allyson

1959Series6.8
Star Trek
6.9

Star Trek

1973Series6.9
Riverboat
6.5

Riverboat

1959Series6.5
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
5.3

The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

1951Series5.3
Garrison's Gorillas
8.1

Garrison's Gorillas

1967Series8.1
87th Precinct
7.8

87th Precinct

1961Series7.8
Sam Benedict
6.7

Sam Benedict

1962Series6.7
The Lawless Years
7.0

The Lawless Years

1959Series7.0
The Rat Patrol
7.2

The Rat Patrol

1966Series7.2
Startime
6.8

Startime

1959Series6.8
The Thin Man
7.6

The Thin Man

1957Series7.6
The New Breed
7.7

The New Breed

1961Series7.7
Tightrope
6.3

Tightrope

1959Series6.3
The Outsider
6.0

The Outsider

1968Series6.0
The Ghost & Mrs. Muir
6.6

The Ghost & Mrs. Muir

1968Series6.6
Pete and Gladys
6.3

Pete and Gladys

1960Series6.3
Hey Mulligan
6.8

Hey Mulligan

1954Series6.8
The Legend of Jesse James
5.8

The Legend of Jesse James

1965Series5.8
Pistols 'n' Petticoats
7.6

Pistols 'n' Petticoats

1966Series7.6
My Mother the Car
4.8

My Mother the Car

1965Series4.8
The Monroes
6.8

The Monroes

1966Series6.8
Wendy and Me
8.0

Wendy and Me

1964Series8.0
The Gallant Men
8.0

The Gallant Men

1962Series8.0
The Bing Crosby Show
6.0

The Bing Crosby Show

1964Series6.0
Hey, Jeannie!
6.2

Hey, Jeannie!

1956Series6.2
Not for Hire

Not for Hire

1959Series
Tallahassee 7000
8.5

Tallahassee 7000

1961Series8.5
The Bill Dana Show
6.3

The Bill Dana Show

1963Series6.3
General Electric Theater
6.8

General Electric Theater

1953Series6.8
Thicker than Water

Thicker than Water

1973Series
The Court of Last Resort
9.0

The Court of Last Resort

1957Series9.0
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
7.2

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

1951Series7.2
The Adventures of Hiram Holliday
7.3

The Adventures of Hiram Holliday

1956Series7.3
Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault
1.0

Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault

2016Series1.0